West Island Gallery is exhibiting newly restored work by acclaimed artist Jason Schoener through Aug. 29. West Island Gallery is located at 72 Front Street, Second Floor, Suite 17, in downtown Bath.

Jason Schoener was born in 1919. His uncle was William Zorach, the well known sculptor from Georgetown. As a teenager, Schoener spent time on his uncle’s farm in Robinhood, Georgetown painting with his cousin Dahlov Ipcar. In 1944 and 1945 he was stationed at Eniwetok Atoll as a Navy ensign and completed many watercolors depicting the life of a sailor. In the 1950s, Schoener returned to Maine and bought the Washington Heal Farm where he painted every summer for more than forty years.

Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art, the School of Architecture at Case Western Reserve, the Art Students League in New York and Columbia University, Schoener became a teacher himself. He taught for many years at the California College of Arts and Crafts, retiring in 1987.

As a painter and educator, Schoener traveled extensively and painted many scenes along the way. He divided his time between California and Georgetown, painting both. He worked primarily in oils, watercolor and gouache. His paintings are part of numerous private and museum collections.

Jason Schoener passed away in 1997, leaving an extensive and eclectic collection of his work in his studio. Susie Westly Wren, the owner of West Island Gallery, began cataloguing and showing Schoener’s work in 2007. This year she has the pleasure of bringing several restored pieces to the market, along with newly framed work not before exhibited in this area.

Gallery hours through August are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. A reception will be held during the August Bath Art Walk, from 4-7 p.m. Friday, August 21. All are welcome to come and see this beautiful and engaging exhibit.

For more information contact Susie Westly Wren at (207)371- 9106 or see the gallery website at www.westislandgallery.com